Tens of thousands arrive in Ethiopia, fleeing recent clashes in Somalia

Tens of thousands arrive in Ethiopia, fleeing recent clashes in Somalia

More than 60,000 Somalis, mainly women and children, have fled to Ethiopia’s Somali region in the past few weeks to escape clashes and insecurity in the

News: More than 60,000 mainly women, children arrive in Ethiopia after fleeing recent clashes in Laascaanood, Somalia: UN - Addis Standard

Somali refugees who fled recent clashes in Lasscanood, Somaliland area, shelter in the open at the Qoriley site in the Somali region of Ethiopia. © UNHCR/Aden Harun Addis Abeba - More than 60,000 Somalis, mainly women and children, have fled to Ethiopia’s Somali region in […]

Tens of thousands arrive in Ethiopia, fleeing recent clashes in Somalia

More than 60,000 Somalis, mainly women and children, have fled to Ethiopia’s Somali region in the past few weeks to escape clashes and insecurity in the city of Laascaanood, in Sool region. More than half of them arrived earlier this week. Exhausted and traumatized, they have arrived with very little, only taking what they could carry. Women told staff from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, that they had to sell their belongings to pay for transport…